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Father Knows Best•Season 1•Episode 19

Father of the Year

7.6/10 · 68 votesFeb 6, 195530 min

Ranked #17 of 26 in Season 1•matches the season avg

Jim is happy to learn his kids are planning to enter him in a Father of the Year contest. But things, of course, don’t go smoothly.

Directed byWilliam D. Russell

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Seasons6

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Season 1 Episodes26

Bud Takes Up the Dance still

Bud Takes Up the Dance

Lesson in Citizenship

The Motor Scooter

Football Tickets

Live My Own Life

Grandpa Jim's Rejuvenation

Bud's Encounter With the Law

Thanksgiving Day

Second Honeymoon

Typical Father

Margaret Goes Dancing

The Christmas Story

Sparrow in the Window

Boy's Week

A Friend of Old George's

Bud the Snob

The Promised Playhouse

Jim the Farmer

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Father of the Year

The Mink Coat

The Matchmaker

Bud the Bridesmaid

Proud Father

Father Delivers the Papers

No Partiality

Close Decision

Cast5

Robert Young

Robert Young

Jim Anderson

Jane Wyatt

Jane Wyatt

Margaret Anderson

Elinor Donahue

Elinor Donahue

Betty Anderson

Billy Gray

Billy Gray

Bud Anderson

Lauren Chapin

Lauren Chapin

Kathy Anderson

Crew1

William D. Russell

William D. Russell

Director

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Episode Summary

"Father of the Year" is episode 19 of Father Knows Best season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 68 votes, ranking #17 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by William D. Russell, it aired on February 6, 1955.

Next: E20 · The Mink Coat Best of Season 1